PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Erkki-Melartin Romantic

Orchestra

SKU: FG.55011-134-9

Composed by Erkki Melartin. Study score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-134-9. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-134-9).

ISBN 9790550111349.

The five first of the six symphonies by Erkki Melartin (1875-1937), dated from 1903 to 1916, represent the National Romantic Finnish musical heritage based on Austo-German orchestral tradition. Melartin himself thought of Symphony No. 3 as his testament and a description of a battle towards enjoying life, since the time of its birth was a period when Melartin's own life nearly ended. He had fallen ill of tuberculosis, and partly had to give up his work as a composer and teacher of music theory in order to recover from the - at the time often fatal - disease in a local sanatorium. At the premiere the symphony had an impact on its audience, as it indeed seemed to describe the joys and sufferings and the final peace of mind of the composer. The new editions of Melartin's symphonies have born as a project of Erkki Melartin Society with support of the Finnish Cultural Foundation. The performance materials are available for hire from Fennica Gehrman.

Piano

SKU: FG.55011-630-6

Composed by Erkki Melartin. Fennica Gehrman #55011-630-6. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-630-6).

ISBN 9790550116306.

Erkk i Melartin's six-movement Per speculum in enigmatae suite op. 93 for piano is published for the first time. The Latin title of the suite means Through a glass, darkly. Melartin probably compiled it from non-related pieces composed at different times. The biblical heading maybe has a spiritual rather than a religious connotation, though some of the movements - and the title - are programmatic. The first movement, Katedralen (The Cathedral), was possibly inspired by the architecture of Bruges (Brugge). The second movement, Die andere Seite (The Other Side) has expressionistic features, and possibly reflects the influence of Scriabin. In the third movement, Dunkle Traume (Dark Dreams), the chorale-like motifs in the left hand strive upwards, but always fall back again. Movement four, Schwester Namenlos (Sister Nameless is a short cameo in 5/4 time. Erinnerung is a Late-Romantic mood piece with unconventional phrasings. Melartin later expanded the early version of late 1913 with the closing Weihnachtsglocken (Christmas Bells).

2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (or bass trombone)

SKU: FG.55011-863-8

Tanssilaulu - Legend I - Polska. Composed by Erkki Melartin. Arranged by Kari Karjalainen. Romantic. Score & parts. Fennica Gehrman #55011-863-8. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-863-8).

Three pieces for brass quintet is a set of transcriptions by Kari Karjalainen based on Erkki Melartin's (1875–1937) piano works.

Contents:Tanssilaulu op. 16 nro 3
Legend I op. 6 nro 1
Polska op. 119b nro 6

Instrumentation:
2 trumpets in Bb
Horn in F
Trombone
Tuba (or bass trombone)

This product includese the score and the parts.

Piano

SKU: FG.55011-512-5

Pianosonaatti c-molli op. 1. Composed by Ilmari Hannikainen. Fennica Gehrman #55011-512-5. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-512-5).

ISBN 9790550115125.

Ilma ri Hannikainen (1892-1955) was the most important Finnish pianist during the first decades of the 1900s. In his lifetime he also was one of the country's most famous composers. Hannikainen studied composition with Erkki Melartin, Franz Schreker and Maximilian Steinberg. His piano techers include Elli Rangman-Bjorlin and Alexander Siloti. Piano Sonata C minor Op. 1 was completed in 1912, and is one of the largest-scale romantic piano compositions in the Finnish piano repertoire. The work is a joyride of flowing national romanticsm filled with youthful energy. Some technical influence from Chopin and Liszt is evident, as is from master Sibelius, the major figure in Finnish music at the time. The Piano Sonata is published now for the first time - and directly as an Urtext edition. Pianist Dmus Risto-Matti Marin and music engraver Jani Kyllonen have studied all surviving manuscript sources, resulting in a worthy edition of this great work for piano.

Piano

SKU: FG.55011-481-4

Sonata for Piano op. 16. Composed by Einari Marvia. Fennica Gehrman #55011-481-4. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-481-4).

ISBN 9790550114814.

Eina ri Marvia (1915-1997) was a Finnish composer, music publisher and musicologist. He studied composition with Erkki Melartin, Leevi Madetoja and Selim Palmgren. His style is harmonically rich and original. The influence of Brahms is particularly apparent in the keyboard idiom, which is quite dense at times and very demanding for the left hand. The legacy of European late Romanticism is also present in the rapidly shifting harmonies. The sonority of the texture, meanwhile, owes something to the Russian piano school. Piano Sonata Op. 16 (1945) is published now for the first time - and directly as an Urtext edition. Pianist DMus Risto-Matti Marin has delved into the deep end of the manuscript world; as a result of the research, a notable piano work now gets an edition it deserves.